If your entire musical career consists of playing third triangle in an elementary school production of Joseph (check), this may be of interest to you. This April, French publisher Nobilis will release Music, a title that promises to teach you about real, actual music, as opposed to teaching you how to work your way up to the orange button.
Nobilis is teaming up with "famous Japanese music teacher" Shiro Tsuji to deliver 21 lessons covering the basics of music theory. These will take the form of minigames that test your sense of rhythm, your memory, and your musical ear, amongst other things. There'll also be virtual instruments, such as a piano and drums, to practice your new skills on.
Music is a new Nintendo DS release from Nobilis, intended to deliver the potency of creative aural delights in two measures. Primarily, Music can be used a tuition tool, but additionally presents a couple of Rhythm Action mini-games as a more relaxing part of the package. But with few details having been made available on either of the gaming propositions before release, a large question hangs over whether Music can deliver an engaging experience in both capacities.
"Hot on the heels of similar DS edutainment titles that have trained our brains, improved our maths ability, and taught us new languages, Music for Everyone aims to bring the same approach to music theory, and get DS users into the groove. First focusing on teaching the fundamentals of musical theory from the very basics to the more detailed aspects of reading sheet music, the game then offers scored quizzes to test your newly acquired knowledge, and a performance mode which challenges you to apply your skills and play popular musical pieces."
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O Games has announced the Music for the Nintendo DS, previously an Oxygen Games property, will now be released in February 2010. Music remains a major frustration for most of us, and learning to play an instrument can be a long and difficult challenge. But now with Music, a new edutainment game for the Nintendo DS, you could learn and play music in a fun and easy way.
